Month: December 2013

American Cab is joining with Walter Clark Legal Group to promote safe driving during the holidays by offering free rides at select times. The ‘Home Safe’ Program will provide free cab rides home within Coachella Valley cities from 10:00pm-3:00am on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The two companies will work together to commit

A Jan. 3 bail hearing was set on Thursday for a prolific, infamous 83-year-old jewel thief accused of stealing a $22,500 diamond ring from a Palm Desert store. Doris Marie Payne, who allegedly swiped the 3.5-carat ring from El Paseo Jewelers on Oct. 21, appeared at Indio’s Larson Justice Center Thursday morning, where attorneys set

A man from Hacienda Heights died after crashing his car on Interstate 10 Thursday morning near Calimesa. Officials with the San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department said the accident happened around 10 a.m. as the 51 year old man approached County Line Road in his 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The victim was driving westbound in the fast lane

Desert Blood Services will hold three blood drives in the Coachella Valley this weekend. Two blood drives are scheduled Saturday– from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Kmart in Indio, 81691 Highway 111, and Noon to 4 p.m. at Albertsons in Palm Desert, 42095 Washington St. On Sunday, a blood drive will be held from

Southern California firefighters are working to mop up a 10-acre brush fire that was rapidly spread by gusty Santa Ana winds Christmas night. Ventura County authorities say the blaze was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday near State Route 118 in the Santa Susana Pass, northwest of Los Angeles. Fire officials say the blaze is

Rancho Mirage police were investigating the death of an inmate who was on electronic home confinement, according to a sergeant. Police responded just before noon Tuesday to a home in the 42000 block of Ocotillo Drive after a client had failed to report, said Rancho Mirage Sgt.Andy Martinez. “Officers arrived and found the client deceased,”

Riverside County residents are being encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees this season to preserve landfill space — and help protect little fish. The county’s Department of Waste Management is giving trees dumped at county landfills to the state for a program aimed at securing juvenile fish habitat. Under the program, which the Board of

If you’ve always wanted to know if Christmas miracles really happen, keep reading. The California Highway Patrol once again held its “CHiPs For Kids” toy drive. It’s an annual event, but for the past three years the officers hand delivered presents door to door on Christmas morning at communities such as St. Anthony’s Mobile Home

The man who was killed in a deadly rollover crash in Coachella over the weekend has been identified. Police are still searching for a witness who allegedly crawled away from the crash and got into another vehicle before fleeing the scene. Authorities said the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Avenue 52 near Jackson

Autoridades locales han arrestado a un hombre despus del descubrimiento del cuerpo sin vida de una mujer a tempranas horas del lunes. Oficiales del Departamento de Policia de Indio revelaron que se trata de Michael John Franco de 42 aos. Se considera sospechoso de homicidio y portacin de armas. Franco est detenido bajo una fianza

Police are looking for two more suspects wanted in connection to the drive-by shooting in Indio last week. Officers with the Indio Police Department believe Angelica Flores, 24, and 25-year-old Yolanda Valassco were riding in the Honda Civic that was involved in the shooting. The suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Two men were already

Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat. But this stash turned out to be cold hard cash. The Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://bit.ly/1eCLU1I ) reports Gamboa was making a pickup Monday at the Bellagio when a hotel doorman noticed the brown paper bag and handed it

Santa Claus has already delivered billions of presents to children across the globe, according to NORAD’s website. If you curious where Santa is and how long it will be before he makes it to California, follow him in real time via NORAD’s Santa Tracker. All of us here at KESQ/CBS Local 2 News want to

One local police department is helping keep you safe by using an airplane. The department has used the technology for decades, but many of us have no idea from the ground. We took a ride with the Palm Springs Aero Squadron to give you an inside look at how they’re patrolling the streets from the

A Jan. 13 preliminary hearing was set today for a Thermal man accused of sexually assaulting two underage sisters over a period of several years. The hearing will determine if there is enough evidence for 25-year-old Elpidio Torres-Salinas to proceed to trial on 10 felony counts, including rape by force and aggravated sexual assault of

A woman was fatally shot in the head and a man critically wounded at a shopping mall in Mission Valley early today, police said. The victims, both in their 20s, were found in a car parked across from Macy’s Department Store in Westfield Mission Valley Mall on Camino Del Rio North around 1:30 a.m., according

A family of seven was displaced in Palm Desert when a fire tore through its single family home, fire officials said Tuesday. The fire was reported at 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 44200 block of Kings Canyon Lane, said Mark Annas, a Riverside County Fire Department spokesman. Twenty-three firefighters extinguished the flames by 11:44 p.m.,

A California venture capitalist says the state is too big to govern – so he wants to split it up. The San Jose Mercury News says Tim Draper is proposing a voter initiative calling on Congress to split the state into six regions. One would be called Silicon Valley and include the Bay Area and

Inmates at Maricopa County jails will no longer be subject to around-the-clock holiday music this time of year. Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the change comes after numerous complaints from inmates and detention staff that the music was more irritating than joyful. Beginning in 2005, Arpaio ordered that the music be played throughout all jail facilities

You can regularly find Max, Judy, and their dog, Sam, taking in the sights and sounds of their favorite holiday spot, The Indian Wells Carefree RV Resort. “This park is a very friendly park in that we met a lot of people,” Max Stellmacher said. Max and Judy spend the holiday months in Indian Wells.